In 1905 an energetic man with grand plans arrives in Nova Scotia. He has a wonderful way with words, and entrancing stories
An ancient, cursed statue. Suspicious deaths. A PI determined to uncover the truth.
1971.Quaint mountain village in NB is deeply distressed by multiple murders. P.J., her godson & his diverse team must solve!
In this eerily riveting thriller—the follow-up to the international bestseller Dark August—Gus Monet becomes dangerously entangled with a powerful family whose wealth and success are built on dark and deadly secrets. After solving her mother's murder, Augusta (Gus) Monet thought she was finally settled. But it’s not to be. Soon after moving into The Ambassador Court, she meets Poppy Honeywell, her reclusive elderly neighbor who wanders about in a pink kimono like an aging Hollywood starlet and who happens to be a descendant of the Mutchmores, one of the city's founding families. The family have been hiding a treacherous secret for decades—one they are willing to sacrifice anything—and anyone—to keep buried. Little do they know, that’s just the kind of secret Gus can’t resist.
Awakened in the middle of the night by a panic call for help from his high-school hearthrob, Sean makes a grisly discovery.
An impending murder. Dangerous premonitions. Can PI Jorja Knight protect a psychic clairvoyant from her own predicted demise?
Can a burned out lawyer with a drinking problem figure out who killed Auntie Freda? PJ Donison’s Death Comes For Christmas is a soft-boiled whodunnit with a smart female sleuth.
My ex-husband’s hiding inches away from my new boyfriend and there's a murdered man in rigour on the floor beside me. Buzzkill.
Set in Ontario, The Dime Box is the story of a young woman accused of murdering her father.
Five years ago, Olivia's little boy went missing. Now her husband Nate has vanished too. As Olivia investigates, she discovers a web of secrets and lies that lead her to question her husband and her marriage.
What do a political campaign and multi-million dollar project have in common? Secrets and murder.
The first three novels in the series The ABC Files are collected here.
Relegated to desk duty, Detective Chantal Pouliot seizes a cyber-crime case—only to land in a deadly game where murder, betrayal, and her past collide.
🏆 Winner – BEST CRIME NOVELLA – Crime Writers of Canada Award of Excellence 2022
A charming coming of age story wrapped around a murder, a betrayal and a national crisis.
Eleven-year-old Johnny tries to make sense of a murder, an absent father, and the FLQ Crisis through heart and humour-filled letters to hockey legend Dave Keon.
Private Investigator Jorja Knight digs into a murder case and uncovers a dangerous hidden plot about to unfold.
Like 20 years before, a girl has disappeared in Riverview. What did the two have in common, and who is the culprit?
FAMILY
SECRETS. DISAPPEARING INFORMANTS. A PI TRAPPED IN KILLER’S RUTHLESS PLAN.
Augusta (Gus) Monet is living an aimless existence with her grifter boyfriend when she inherits her great-grandmother’s house. Ditching her boyfriend, Gus returns home. Her inheritance turns out to be a dilapidated house and an old dog named Levi. While combing through her great grandmother’s possessions, Gus stumbles across an old trunk filled with long-lost childhood belongings. Inside, she discovers cold case files that belonged to her mother, a disgraced police detective who died in a car accident when Gus was eight. Gus remembers her mother obsessing over these documents and photographs. As her own obsession grows, she inadvertently stirs up the evils of the past, putting her life in danger. Undeterred, Gus is committed to uncovering long-buried secrets, including the secrets surrounding a missing geology student, the young ballerina in the Polaroid, a prominent family’s devastating legacy, and a toxic blast that blew an entire town off the map.
An ancient diary. The promise of a mythical pirate’s treasure. Three friends who risk their lives to find it.
Retired judge Hamish Cameron becomes a sleuth when his friend in a retirement home dies suddenly.
Quiet little Burlington, Nova Scotia - In 1904, it was home to passionate lovers, tangled family relations, and a murderer.
MERGER MANIAC - Some offers have to be refused Dale Hunter is trying to survive against competitive threats in the rapidly evolving computer business of the 1980s. He’s looking for partners when he’s suddenly approached by the Mafia to participate in their money laundering schemes. Hunter has to walk a dangerous tightrope to avoid getting dragged into more crime and corruption.
SIMPLY THE BEST - It may be simple, it’s never easy Dale Hunter is again up against the gangsters who tried to murder him once and are now threatening his family. Meanwhile, Hunter’s new partner in Taiwan is dragging him into smuggling schemes with the Triads. The danger escalates. Hunter’s escape may seem simple, but it’s never easy.
A honeymoon in Puerto Vallarta is a very Edmonton thing to do. Murder is a very Randy Craig thing. Combine and stir.
Archaeologist and adventurer Matthew Connor and his friends set off for Egypt when a recent dig hints at the discovery of a l
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